Proverb #403
Tjabe tjigondola, tjabe tjing’ombe, kukhona fula bulema gwatjo
- Literal English rendering
- It is lame, it is now a big ox, and able to graze it is its lameness
- English meaning
- Difficulties teach survival skills
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